Social acceptance of renewable energy innovations: The role of technology cooperation in urban Mexico
Social acceptance of renewable energy innovations: The role of technology cooperation in urban Mexico
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10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.008
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2007-05-01
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9
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Mallett, Alexandra
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作者：
Mallett, Alexandra
很多关于技术转让和采用可再生能源创新的讨论都忽视了社会接受度的重要性。主要使用定性分析技术，从墨西哥城太阳能热水器相关人员（如技术人员、行业代表、地方政府官员、社区代表/最终用户）的经验中获得经验证据，以解释社会对这些可再生能源创新的接受程度。本文特别对Rogers[2005]进行了评价。创新的扩散。自由出版社，纽约。技术采用模型（使用社会接受的“主动”定义），它声称采用是通过一个分阶段发生的决策过程——了解、说服、实施和确认，可以追溯到许多因素，如相对优势、复杂性和可测试性。本文认为，虽然罗杰斯的技术采用模型是解释社会接受的一个有用工具，但这种方法需要修改，以充分反映技术合作的影响，技术合作是技术采用的一个组成部分。此外，本文还断言，那些积极参与者来自各个部门并在整个过程中不断互动的技术合作形式，最有效地促进了社会对可再生能源创新的接受。(c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
Much discussion of technology transfer and the adoption of renewable energy innovations overlooks the importance of social acceptance. Using mainly qualitative analytical techniques, empirical evidence was obtained from the experiences of those involved in solar water heaters in Mexico City (e.g. technicians, industry representatives, local government officials, community representatives/end users) in order to explain social acceptance of these renewable energy innovations. In particular, this paper evaluates Rogers' [2005. Diffusion of Innovations. Free Press, New York.] technology adoption model (using an "active" definition of social acceptance), which claims that adoption comes about through a decision-making process occurring in stages-knowledge, persuasion, implementation and confirmation and can be traced to a number of factors such as relative advantage, complexity, and triability. This paper argues that while Rogers' technology adoption model is a useful tool to explain social acceptance, this approach needs to be revised to adequately reflect the effects of technology cooperation, an integral part of technology adoption. Furthermore, this paper asserts that those forms of technology cooperation in which active participants are from various sectors and interact continuously throughout the process is most effective in eliciting social acceptance of renewable energy innovations. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.